Careers Going beyond the boundaries of finance
Kyushu Financial Group was established in October 2015 through management integration of banks with top shares in the region, making it the first of its kind in Japan. Since the integration, we have been challenging ourselves with new ways of thinking beyond the boundaries of finance to maximize the potential of Kyushu and create new values with our customers and the community.
Though we are now facing unimaginable difficulties, including the spread of COVID-19 infections, please believe in your potential for growth and keep challenging yourself. Growth in each of you turns into great energy for all of Kyushu.
Kyushu Financial Group supports all who keep trying to achieve their goals and seeks the strength of those who have a strong will to “make Kyushu better.”
The Group’s Human Resources Development
Human resources development for new areas (wider and more diverse areas)
Seeing “new businesses, innovation exploration, and commercialization” as the development areas of the Group to expand our function of promoting regional industries, we provide an environment to develop human resources who will lead the Group in the future.
Human resource development for new areas (wider and more diverse areas)
Human resource development for new areas (wider and more diverse areas) - overseas studies and language learning, FinTech business strategy seminars
Training programs for next-generation leaders
Development of next-generation executive candidates of the Group - training programs for next-generation leaders
The Group’s joint training
Further nurturing of a sense of oneness as the Group: joint professional development programs (new recruits and fifth year staff members)
Human resources development to upgrade finance-related areas
We proactively offer our employees opportunities for gaining various experiences under the support system for the professional growth of each employee, aiming to deepen and strengthen our financial operations significantly.
Internship at Blue Lab
An internship offered under the Career Challenge program to develop human resources who can create next-generation businesses and new culture.
Internship in New York (Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc.)
An internship to learn business English, nurture and expand global perspectives, and conduct research and study of the US finance markets.
Diversity Management
Workstyle reform
We introduce a wide range of work styles such as morning-oriented workstyle or staggered hours to improve productivity and an interval system to protect employees’ physical and mental health. We also proactively promote teleworking by using state-of-the-art ICT technologies.
Joint development and introduction of a peeping prevention app
Iku Boss, Yoka Boss
Higo Bank announced “Iku Boss, Yoka Boss declaration” and joined “Iku Boss corporate alliance” with the aim of becoming a bank whose employees can feel a sense of pride and happiness through their work while unleashing their abilities to the full and respecting the diversity of each employee.
- Iku Boss is a term defined by a non-profit organization, Fathering Japan. It refers to a supervisor who supports both the career and private life of his or her staff members with attention to work-life balance while achieving good results for the organization and enjoying his or her own career and private life.
- Yoka Boss is a term defined by Kumamoto Prefecture and refers to a supervisor who supports his or her staff members in their efforts to make their lives satisfying through work, marriage, parenting, etc., while endeavoring to make his or her own work and private lives fulfilling.
- The Iku Boss corporate alliance is a network of companies that recognize the need for Iku Bosses and proactively work on changing their managers’ consciousness and developing ideal supervisors (Iku Boss) who work with a variety of employees.
Initiatives to empower women
Higo Bank and Kagoshima Bank formulated a general employers’ action plan under the Act on the Promotion of Female Participation and Career Advancement in the Workplace in an effort to create an employment environment that enables women to continue working, engage in diverse types of work, and advance their careers.
Parenting support initiatives
We have been working on creating an environment where our employees can work with a sense of security by establishing various systems, including childcare leave and shorter work hours.
In-house daycare centers (Higokko no Mori Daycare Center, Kagin Daycare Center) were established
Received platinum kurumin certification under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children
Career opportunities at Kyushu Financial Group
Kyushu Financial Group is working on human resources development to provide our customers with high-quality service.
Please see the Careers section of the Group companies’ websites.
